Layoff notices in San Carlos at a glance
San Carlos employers have filed 21 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 1,005 workers. The most recent notice is dated Sep 29, 2025. 3 of the notices show fewer than 60 days between notice and effective date outside the 2020 COVID window; the 60-day rule explains what that gap can mean for the workers involved.
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21 notices, 1,005 workers. Filter by year in the table below.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutro Biopharma, Inc. | Sep 29, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 8 | Layoff, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| Agile Physical Therapy Agile Physical Therapy (Sutter Health San Carlos Physical Therapy & Hand Therapy) | Sep 12, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 | 19 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| CARGO Therapeutics, Inc. | Mar 18, 2025 | May 19, 2025 | 84 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Sutro Biopharma, Inc. | Mar 13, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | 62 | Layoff, permanent | 141 |
| CARGO Therapeutics, Inc. | Jan 30, 2025 | Apr 1, 2025 | 81 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and its subsidiary | Nov 14, 2024 | Mar 9, 2025 | 8 | Closure, permanent | 115 |
| Allakos Inc. | Jan 16, 2024 | Jan 18, 2024 | 59 | Layoff, permanent | 2 under 60 |
| Codexis, Inc. | Jul 20, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 31 | Layoff, permanent | 72 |
| Amgen | Jun 13, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | 4 | Closure, permanent | 80 |
| Natera, Inc. | Mar 17, 2023 | May 16, 2023 | 59 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Natera, Inc. | Nov 4, 2022 | Nov 4, 2022 | 58 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Oct 4, 2021 | Jan 7, 2022 | 75 | Closure, permanent | 95 |
| George P. Johnson | May 22, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 30 | Layoff, permanent | 63 days after effective date |
| George P. Johnson | May 22, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | 24 | Layoff, temporary | 46 days after effective date |
| Residence Inn by Marriott, LLC dba Residence Inn Redwood City San | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 56 | Layoff, temporary | 9 days after effective date |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Mar 11, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | 93 | Closure, permanent | 65 COVID order |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Jul 18, 2019 | Oct 1, 2019 | 102 | Closure, permanent | 75 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Nov 28, 2016 | Jan 31, 2017 | 75 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Nov 28, 2016 | Jan 31, 2017 | 7 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | Jan 11, 2017 | Mar 18, 2017 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| L-3 Communications Divisions, Electron | May 20, 2016 | Apr 5, 2017 | 69 | Closure, permanent | 320 |
Largest layoffs in San Carlos since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | 3 | 184 | Jul 18, 2019 |
| Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | 168 | Oct 4, 2021 |
| CARGO Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | 165 | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Natera, Inc. | 2 | 117 | Mar 17, 2023 |
| Sutro Biopharma, Inc. | 2 | 70 | Sep 29, 2025 |
| L-3 Communications Divisions, Electron | 1 | 69 | May 20, 2016 |
| Allakos Inc. | 1 | 59 | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Residence Inn by Marriott, LLC dba Residence Inn Redwood City San | 1 | 56 | Mar 27, 2020 |
| George P. Johnson | 2 | 54 | May 22, 2020 |
| Codexis, Inc. | 1 | 31 | Jul 20, 2023 |
| Agile Physical Therapy | 1 | 19 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and its subsidiary | 1 | 8 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Amgen | 1 | 4 | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 1 | 1 | Jan 11, 2017 |
San Carlos by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| 2024-2025 | 4 | 2 | 235 |
| 2023-2024 | 3 | 1 | 94 |
| 2022-2023 | 2 | 0 | 117 |
| 2021-2022 | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| 2020-2021 | 2 | 0 | 54 |
| 2019-2020 | 3 | 2 | 251 |
| 2018-2019 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| 2016-2017 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015-2016 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
Local help after a layoff in San Carlos
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in San Carlos bring WARN back-pay claims in the Superior Court of the county, and the agency routes for the questions that usually travel with a layoff are the same statewide: unpaid final wages and vacation payout go to the Labor Commissioner, discrimination in who was selected goes to the Civil Rights Department (three years to file) or the EEOC (300 days). Our county employment law page covers the local courts, agencies and deadlines. See also all notices in the county. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: California EDD WARN reports, July 2014 to Oct 27, 2026. County and city are as stated on the notice; for 2014 to 2017 filings, where the EDD listed only a city, the county is assigned from that city. Back to the layoff tracker.
About this data: Notices come from the California Employment Development Department WARN reports (fiscal years 2014-2015 to today) and are reloaded from the EDD every Tuesday and Thursday. Employer names appear as the employer wrote them on the notice, grouped where the names clearly refer to the same company. A notice is not a finding that any law was broken. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.